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Entropy in the cul-de-sac8 comments

Carl wrote 1 week ago: I noticed this morning [yesterday, now] that the bathroom floor had collected enough schmutz to pass … more →

Tags: Boring Stuff About Me, chaos, Entitlement, self irony, the Ridiculous, waste

The left intellectuals and the God trick2 comments

Carl wrote 1 month ago: I’ve had bits of a thought on some recent blog exchanges on intellectual activism and the role … more →

Tags: mayhem., Entitlement, Discipline, Conversations, default theories, feverish misunderstanding propagation, infinity standard, Gramsci, ant

Infinity and the 'total institution'1 comment

Carl wrote 1 month ago: The reference was tickling the edge of my brain so I tracked it down. OK, cool – here’s … more →

Tags: self irony, waste, how stuff works, Discipline, Boring Stuff About Me, default theories, infinity standard

Better the demon you know9 comments

Carl wrote 2 months ago: In a bit of amusing local news, conservative groups got together in Raleigh recently for workshops, … more →

Tags: mayhem., Bemusement, waste, the Ridiculous, default theories, feverish misunderstanding propagation

A gramscian?2 comments

Carl wrote 3 months ago: Every once in awhile friends are kind enough to describe me as a gramscian, as when Levi wondered in … more →

Tags: Boring Stuff About Me, Conversations, default theories

One more on 'grey vampires',117 comments

Carl wrote 3 months ago: trolls and insufferable scholars who, as we all know, infiltrate our thoughts and drain our precious … more →

Tags: Bemusement, waste, the Ridiculous, default theories, feverish misunderstanding propagation

Marion Barry And His Vulgar Ex-Girlfriend Disgrace Everything Forever

B C wrote 4 months ago: Former D.C Mayor Marion Barry has led one of the most serially hilarious and remarkable public lives … more →

Tags: politicking, Sexytime., reasons to be put out in Denver, Marion Barry, fucking up people's credit, we would have put her out too Marion!, public spectacles

The Hangover - The Verdict = A+++ 1 comment

idp05 wrote 5 months ago: The Hangover PLEASE NOTE: if you’re easily offended – this is NOT the movie for you … more →

Tags: observations, yay for cool, Bradley Cooper, ed helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor, The Hangover

Strategic misunderstanding33 comments

Carl wrote 7 months ago: At Edge of the West commenter Michael complains that poster Dana has not read his remarks carefully … more →

Tags: Bemusement, waste, Conversations, feverish misunderstanding propagation

Freedom squish2 comments

Carl wrote 8 months ago: I was recently involved (as a bit of a thread-jacker) in a conversation over at Edge of the West abo … more →

Tags: waste, Discipline, Boring Stuff About Me, Conversations, The Sublime, the Ridiculous, default theories

More on teaching (social) theory32 comments

Carl wrote 8 months ago: Dad happened to catch the recent theory post and sent me some quick thoughts to fill in my own, and … more →

Tags: Discipline, Boring Stuff About Me

Teaching (social) theory3 comments

Carl wrote 8 months ago: A series of posts at scatterplot about how to teach sociological theory have been helping me bring t … more →

Tags: waste, Discipline, Boring Stuff About Me, Conversations, default theories

An Idiot's Guide to Vulgarities1 comment

flamingskull wrote 9 months ago: The Workplace is a hotbed for vulgarities. It encourages the learning of new vulgarities in various … more →

Tags: rants, office, SWEARING, stubbing toes, Idiots, Workplace

When failure is an option8 comments

Carl wrote 10 months ago: At Now-Times Alexei has opened an interesting discussion by firing a shot across the bow of grading: … more →

Tags: Empowerment, Discipline, Conversations, default theories, grading

Stigma, privilege and contact lenses3 comments

Carl wrote 11 months ago: Here in North Carolina there’s a peculiar conjunction of weather conditions, my metabolism and … more →

Tags: Boring Stuff About Me, default theories

Grading - the curve7 comments

Carl wrote 11 months ago: Interesting old thread popped back up at Lumpenprofessoriat on grading on the curve. The original po … more →

Tags: chaos, Bemusement, waste, how stuff works, Discipline, default theories

More thoughts on the lumpenbourgeoisie

Carl wrote 11 months ago: *I’m staying away from faculty unions for a second in this one. Yay, unions. For further discu … more →

Tags: self irony, Curiosity, Bemusement, waste, Entitlement, Empowerment, Discipline, Conversations, default theories

Class consciousness in the lumpenbourgeoisie51 comments

Carl wrote 1 year ago: I’m going away for the long weekend, so for those of you escaping the loving clutches of famil … more →

Tags: self irony, Entitlement, Empowerment, Boring Stuff About Me, Conversations, default theories, capitalism, Academia, Exploitation

Just-so stories: theory

Carl wrote 1 year ago: Digging back through some old listserv stuff to see if there’s anything useful, I came upon th … more →

Tags: how stuff works, Boring Stuff About Me, Conversations, default theories


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